EAST
Our favorites on the East side of Blue
BLUE CREW’S FAVORITES
Where to go in Amsterdam? Here are our favourites on the east side of Blue Amsterdam
RESTAURANTS
Restaurant and café Kadijk | Nice and quiet terrace from where you can look at old Amsterdam houses | Kadijksplein 5 | Merel’s favourite
Plantage | One of the prettiest places in Amsterdam to have dinner, overlooking the Artis Zoo | Plantage Kerklaan 36 | Jasmijn and Colin’s favourite
Loulou Pizzabar | Small menu with artisanal pizzas | Weesperzijde 42A | Jasmijn’s favourite
George Marina | Posh place, but friendly staff and great location next to the Amstel river | Spaklerweg 10A | Jasmijn’s favourite
Vijfnulvijf | Because of the variety of tasty Asian street-food and kind staff my favo place to have dinner | Insulindeweg 505 | Tessa’s favourite
Instock Amsterdam | A restaurant that fights food waste by turning food surplus into delicious meals | Czaar Peterstraat 21 | Wai-Han’s favourite
Zoku | Share honest food on their long communal tables on a rooftop with hammocks | Weesperstraat 105 | Maïté’s favourite
BARS & CAFES
Bar Basquiat | Very cool terrace with friendly staff, a lot of choice in craft beers and very nice Thai food | Javastraat 88-90 | Lieve’s favourite
De Biertuin | Cosy (heated) terrace where you can stay outside all night and look at the Oosterpark | Linnaeusstraat 29 | Diede’s favourite
Club Prime, Panama en Escape | Clubs to dance the night away | Rembrandtplein | Susan’s favourite Duke of Tokyo | Cool bar with karaoke rooms | Reguliersdwarsstraat 37 | Susan’s favourite
Bar Joost | Only locals and Amsterdam brewed beers | Molukkenstraat 33 | Wai-Han’s favourite
’t Nieuwe Diep | Taste lots of different jenevers on the beautiful terrace of this distillery | Flevopark 13 | Wai-Han’s favourite
Feijoa | Very good cocktails | Vijzelstraat 39 | Joris’ favourite
Café Langereis | Cafe with live music on Tuesday and Sunday night | Amstel 202 | Gregory’s favourite
SUNNY DAY
Appelsap festival | Great vibes at this urban music festival | Oosterpark | Lotte’s favourite Park Frankendael | Beautiful park for a stroll on a sunny day | Jasmijn’s favourite
Flevoparkbad | One of the prettiest public swimming pools | Insulindeweg 1002 | Loes’ favourite
Hortus botanicus | Botanical garden | Plantage Middenlaan 2 | Jasmijn’s and Susan’s favourite
Vergulden Eenhoorn | Old city farm from 1702 with a lovely garden to have drinks in the middle of Amsterdam | Ringdijk 58 | Colin’s favourite
RAINY DAY
Artis Zoo | Oldest zoo of The Netherlands, great place on a rainy and a sunny day | Plantage Kerklaan 38 | Merel’s favourite
Mooie Boules | Indoor French market square where you can play boules. We had our staff party here! | Zeeburgerpad 3
Brouwerij ’t IJ | We love their beers! Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 14.30 there is an English tour around this Amsterdam brewery | Funenkade 7